2022年《高起專英語(yǔ)》章節(jié)習(xí)題第四部分閱讀理解

閱讀以下短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從每題中的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確的一項(xiàng)?！惨弧砈omefarmersinCaliforniaarehavingahardtimepickingtheircrops.Therearenotenoughworkerstohelpthemwiththeharvest.Onefarmerusedtogrowpeaches（桃子〕，butwillsoongrowalmonds（杏仁〕instead.Peachesreuiremorelabortoharvest.Theyareeasytobedamagedandneedcarefulhandpicking.Heisnowremovinghispeachtrees.Thenhewillplantalmondtreesintheirplaces.Almondsareharvesteddifferently.Itdoesnottakeasmanyworkerstopickthembecauseamachineshakesthealmondtrees.Thenutsfallonthegroundandthenaregatheredup.Thefarmerdoesnothavetohiremanyworkers.Somefarmersthinktherearetworeasonswhytheycan'tfindenoughfarmworkers,Onereasonisthattherearealotofwell-paidconstructionjobsinthearea.Manypeoplearelakingthesejobsinsteadofpickingfruit.TheotherreasonisthatithasbecomemoredifficultforworkerstocomefromMexicointoCalifornia.Fewerworkersareallowedtogetintothecountrytoworkonthefruitfarms.Tosettletheproblemjarmershopethegovernmentmightallowtheseworkerstoworkasguests.Thatwouldhelpworkersprovidefortheirfamilyandhelpfarmersharvesttheircrops.Whentheharvestseasonisoverthey"llgobackhome.Farmerssaythatunlessthingschange,morefruitswillcomefromothercountries.ThisisbecauselaborischeaperinthosecountriesthanintheUnitedStates.WhatproblemdosomefarmershaveTheyhavenoworkerstoremovefruittrees.Thereislittlelandforgrowingfruit.Theircropswerebadlydamagedlastyear.It'sdifficulttoharvesttheircrops.【答案】D【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段可知，加利福尼亞州的一些農(nóng)民在采收作物時(shí)遇到了困難，因?yàn)樗麄冋也坏阶銐虻娜耸帧９蚀祟}選D.WhydoesthepeachfarmerstarttoplantalmondsA.Thereisagreaterdemandforalmonds.pieces.Thesepiecesoficemoveandfloatdowntheriver.Theycanblocktheriver,causingthewatertoriseandfloodthelanduptheriver.Iftheicedam（壩〕breakssuddenly,thelargeuantityofwaterheldbehinditcanfloodtheareasdowntherivertoo.Brokenicedamsarenottheonlyproblemthatcancauseflooding.Whenalargehuman-madedambreaksorfailstoholdthewatercollectedbehinditjtwillalsocauseseriousdamage.Althoughscientistscannotalwaysknowwhenfloodswilloccur,theydoknowagreatdealaboutwhenfloodsarelikely,orprobably,goingtooccur.WhathavescientistsachievedindealingwithfloodsTheyhavepreventedmanyriversfromflooding.Theyhavereducedthedamagecausedbyfloods.Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutconditionsforflooding.Theyhavefoundmostoftheicedamsontheriver.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段可知，長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)，科學(xué)家一直在試圖地了解洪水。目前為止，他們?nèi)〉玫淖畲筮M(jìn)展就是了解了洪水爆發(fā)的條件。故此題選C.WhenwilldeepsnowleadtofloodsThesnowsuddenlygetsfrozen.Thetopofthegroundbecomeswet.Itrainshardwithabigriseintemperature.Thesnowmeltsgraduallyintoariver.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知，雖然厚厚的積雪很少引發(fā)洪水，但當(dāng)遇到大雨，再加上天氣突然轉(zhuǎn)暖，就會(huì)引發(fā)嚴(yán)重的洪水。故此題選C.WhathappenswhenicedamsbreakTheymayuicklyblocktheriver.Theicecoveringtherivermaymeltfast.Alargericedammaysoonbeformed.Theareasdowntherivermaybeflooded.【答案】D【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，一旦冰壩突然決口，大壩后所儲(chǔ)存的大量的水就會(huì)淹沒(méi)河流下游的區(qū)域。故此題選D.〔七〕ItwasSharingDay!Theteacherhadaskedthestudentstobringsomethinginterestingtoclass.JimmyfoundthelittleboxheandDadhadmade.Insidewasapieceofrock,asanddollarandashark〔鯊魚〕tooth.Nobodycouldhaveanythingasinterestingasthese!Inclass,Jimmywaitedanxiously,hopingtobecalledonfirstbytheteacher.ButKarawasfirst.Sheheldupasanddollar.Jimmy'seyesgrewbig."Ifoundthisonthebeach,"Karasaid."It'sinteresting.Thelittleholesthatmakethesanddollarlooklikeaflowerarebreathingholes.SeealltheneedlesTheyhelpthesanddollarmoveanddigintothesand."Jimmywasalittleuneasy.Oh,well,hestillhadhisrockandsharktooth.ThenMarkstoodup."Thisismyfavoriterock.calledpumice。"ThenMarkdroppedtherockintoaglassofwater."Look!Pumiceistheonlyrockthatfloats!"Jimmyputuphishandandwaved,buttheteachercalledonJustininstead."IfoundthissharktoothinHawaiilastChristmas,"Justinsaid.Theclasswasexcited,butJimmyloweredhishead."Sharkshaverowsofteeth.Everytimeasharklosesatooth,anotheronetakesitsplace."Justinpassedthetootharound.Jimmyheardtheteachercallhim.Hestoodononefootandthentheother."Well,ah,see…mytreasureboxisinteresting!ItwasjustapieceofwooduntilDadandIcutitintopiecesandfinallymadeaboxoutofit.Itsmellsgood,remindingusofcamping.""What'sinside"askedLisa.Jimmyopenedhisbox."Asanddollar,apieceofpumiceandasharktooth."Hisclassmates'mouthsdroppedopen.Theteacherlookedattheobjectsintheboxandsmiled."Nowthat'sinteresting!"hesaid.OntheSharingDayjimmy.boughtatreasureboxtoholdhisinterestingthingsenjoyedthethingsothersbroughttotheclasswaitedpatientlytobecalledonbyhisteacherwishedtobethefirsttosharehispossessions【答案】D【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段可知，課堂上，吉米焦急地等待著，希望老師能第一個(gè)叫他來(lái)分享自己的東西。故此題選D.WhatdoesasanddollarlooklikeaccordingtoKaraA.Ahole.B.Aneedle.C.Aflower.D.Atooth.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段可知，卡拉提到她在沙灘上找到了一個(gè)海膽，海膽上的小洞洞讓海膽看起來(lái)像一朵花，這些洞洞是海膽的呼吸口，海膽上的針狀物幫助海膽移動(dòng)，并鉆進(jìn)沙子。故此題選C.WhosharedwiththeclassarockthatfloatsA.Lisa.B.Kara.C.Justin.D.Mark.【答案】D應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第六段可知，馬克站了起來(lái)，分享了他最喜愛(ài)的石頭一浮石。故此題選D.HowdidJimmy'sclassmatesfeelwhentheysawthethingsinhisboxDisappointed.Surprised.Anxious.Uneasy.【答案】B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后兩段可知，當(dāng)馬克翻開了他的盒子的時(shí)候，同學(xué)們不由得張開了嘴巴。由此可知，同學(xué)們張開嘴巴這一舉動(dòng)表示他們很驚訝。disappointed失望的；surprised驚訝的；anxious焦慮的；uneasy不安的。故此題選B.〔八〕Nineteen-year-oldMelissaGozacouldn'tfigureoutwhyshefailedtogetabankcardtimeandtimeagain.ItonlybecameclearwhenshewasunsuccessfulwhilelookingforanewjobinaTargetstore:ThreedifferentpeopleareusingherSocialSecuritynumber（社會(huì)保障號(hào)〕。Targetisoneofthecompaniesusingcredit（信用〕reportswhenhiringnewworkers.Atleastonecreditreportdidn'tfavorGozaingettingthejob.Averylowcreditrate（雨介〕wasunderGoza'sSocialSecuritynumber.Target,asreuiredbylaw,toldGozawhythecompanycouldn'tofferherthejob.SacramentolawyerJenniferShaw,aspecialistinworkplacelaw,sayscreditreportsarejustonemorewayemployersusetofinddishonestjobseekers."Ithinkweneedtoknowthatjightnow,there'smoreinformationoutthere.Andthatmeans,there'smoreinformationthatcanbeusedagainstus,"saidShaw.Goza'sdarkcloudmay,however,haveasilverlining.Targettoldhershe'dbeconsideredagainforthejobifshecouldgetaletterfromtheSocialSecurityDepartmentprovingthatshe'stherightowneroftheSocialSecuritynumber.NowthatGozaknowsshe'ssufferedfromotherpeople'swrongdoings,shewillordercopiesofhercreditreportstoseewhatshecandotoputthingsright.WhatdoweknowaboutGozaShegotthejobfromTarget.Shehashadthreebadfriends.Shedoesn'thaveabankcardyet.ShewasnothonestwithTarget.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句可知，梅麗莎?戈札己經(jīng)十九歲了，她不明白為什么她每次申請(qǐng)銀行卡都以失敗告終。由此可知，戈扎還沒(méi)有銀行卡。故此題選C.WhatdidTargetfirstdowhenrefusingtoofferGozathejobTheyaskedherforcreditreports.Theytoldherwhyshecouldn'tgetthejob.Theyfoundoutherwrongdoings.TheyreportedittotheSocialSecurityDepartment.【答案】B【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句可知，塔吉特公司拒絕給戈扎提供工作后，按照法律的規(guī)定，告訴了戈扎原因。故此題選B.Whatdoes"asilverlining"inParagraph4probablymeanAhopefulfuture.Abankreport.Anofficialletter.ASocialSecuritynumber.【答窠】A【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段可知，塔吉特公司告訴戈扎如果社會(huì)保障部門愿意給她開一封信，證明她是社會(huì)保障號(hào)碼的合法所有者的話，就會(huì)重新考慮她的求職申請(qǐng)。由此可知,此處表示情況的反轉(zhuǎn)，因此asilverlining和前面的darkcloud意思相反,darkcloud表示〃烏云〃，而asilverlining應(yīng)該表示〃烏云周圍的白光〃，引申義是“一線希望〃，說(shuō)明情況出現(xiàn)了轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)，戈扎的I：作有了希望。ahopefulfuture意為“充滿希望的未來(lái)“，與asilverlining意思相近，故此題選A.WhatdoesGozahavetodonextClearupherwrongcreditreports.GetanewSocialSecuritynumber.D.Applyforanewbankcard.Findajobinanothercompany.【答案】A【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，戈扎知道她現(xiàn)在是在為他人的錯(cuò)誤行為買單，于是她決定申請(qǐng)自己的信用報(bào)告的副本，看看自己能做些什么，以便將問(wèn)題解決。由此可知，戈扎接下來(lái)決定解決自己的信用報(bào)告有誤這個(gè)問(wèn)題。故此題選A.〔九〕WhenIwasatschool,ourteachertoldtheclass“Youarewhatyoueat."MyfriendsandIwouldlaughandcalleachother“hamburger"ancTbiscuits”.Ourteacherwastryingtoshowustheimportanceofeatingtherightfoodtostayhealthy.Thiswas30yearsagowhentherewerebigmovementstomakeBritishpeoplehealthier.WestartedtoeatboiledpotatoesinsteadofFrenchfriesanddrinkfat-freemilkinsteadofwholemilk.AtfirstIfeltmypotatoeshadnotasteatall.ButafterawhileIstartedtopreferhealthierfoodbecauseIfeltstrongerandIdidn'tgetsicksooften.Soweagreethatyoubecomewhatyoueat.DoyouknowwhatyourfriendseatjustbylookingatthemWhenyouknowtheeffectsofdifferenttypesoffood,youcanuseyourknowledgewellandeatwhatyouwanttobecome.Foodhasbeensoimportanttoourhealth.Everyonehastheirownadvicetogive,whichtheyhavereadaboutorhavebeentoldbyolderpeople.However,someofthesepiecesofadviceseemtodisagreewitheachother.Forexample,somesay"Eatingchocolatemakesyoufat,〃whileotherssay“Chocolatecontainstheimportantmineralslikeironandmagnesium.Infact,whatweneedtofindoutiswhattypeofchocolatetoeatandhowmuchofittoeat.Whatdidtheteachermeanbyz/Youarewhatyoueat"inParagraph1It'sfuntobecalledhamburgerorbiscuits.Yourlifelookslikewhatyoueat.Itsimportanttoeatwhatyoulike.Yourhealthdependsonwhatyoueat.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第三句可知，老師提出這種說(shuō)法的目的在于向同學(xué)們說(shuō)明健康飲食的重要性。故此題選D.WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablylikenowA.Boiledpotatoes.B.Friedchicken.C.Frenchfries.D.Wholemilk.【答案】A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段可知，作者的飲食習(xí)慣發(fā)生了改變，逐漸接受并喜歡上了煮的土豆。B項(xiàng)［炸雞）、C項(xiàng)（法式炸薯?xiàng)l）和D項(xiàng)（全脂牛奶）均屬于被替換掉的食物。故此題選A.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononadviceRefuseitifyoudon'tlikeit.Passittoyourfriends.Acceptitifyouhavereadaboutit.Consideritwhenmakingyourdecision.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可知，面對(duì)他人的建議，人們應(yīng)該有自己的思考與判斷。故此題選D.〔十〕Nancywantedtomakegooduseofhersparetime.Soshedecidedtoworkfortheunderdog.Forthepastseveralyears,shehasbeenputtingherexperienceandenergytohelpadisadvantagedhighschoolstudent.Nancyknewthatherknowledgewouldbebestsharedinaone-to-onesituation.ShefoundherperfectmatchinOperationJumpStart（OJS）.OJSwasfoundedin1994inLongBeach,California,withthegoalofhelpingstudentsreachforhighereducation.Itpairsstudentswithexperiencedvolunteers,andprovidesthemwithworkshopsonwriting,leadershipdevelopment,andguidedtoursofvariouscolleges.Sinceitsstart,OJShashelped80studentsgraduatefromhighschool,with95percentmovingontohighereducation.Nancyandthegirl,Yanira,spentmostoftheirtimeonschoolwork.Togetherthetwooftenwenttomuseums,zoos,themovies,andconcerts;theyevensangintheschoolholidayshowtogether!“IknowI'mnotlikeanyoneelseinYanira'slife/7Nancysays,"It'sbeengreattogettoknowherandtowatchherchange,grow,andlearn.”MuchtoNancy'sexcitement,YaniraplanstoattendJohnJayCollegeinNewYorkCity,whereNancy'sfathertaughtforhiswholelife./zThesedaysIshareherdream,andifshegetsacceptedIhopetotraveltoNewYorkwithherandshowheraround/'Nancysays.Theword“underdog"inPara1probablyrefersto.smarthighschoolstudentsdogsthatarenotlikedbytheirowners.studentswhoneedhelptosucceed.poorcompanyworkers.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可知，為了充分利用課余時(shí)間，南希在過(guò)去的幾年里一直在幫助一名高中差生。由此推斷出underdog指的是需要他人在學(xué)業(yè)上予以幫助的學(xué)生。故此題選C.WhatisOperationJumpStart(OJS)inthetextIt'sacompanyprovidingjobsforpeoplelikeNancy.It'saprogramtrainingvoluntes.It'saschoolteachingleadershipskills.It'sanorganizationhelpinghighschoolstudents.【答案】D【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一句可知，OJS是一個(gè)旨在幫助學(xué)生接受高等教育的組織。故此題選D.WhoisYanirainthestoryAvolunteerOJSsupported.AstudentNancyhelped.AteacherfromJohnJayCollege.ArelativeofNancy's.【答案】B【解析】推理判斷題。文章第五段第一句提到南希和一名叫雅妮拉的女孩把大局部時(shí)間都花費(fèi)在學(xué)業(yè)上。第六段南希說(shuō)自己不同于雅妮拉生命中的其他任何人，與她相識(shí)，看到她的改變、成長(zhǎng)與進(jìn)步是很棒的事。此外，第一段第三句提到南希在過(guò)去的幾年里一直在幫助一名高中生。由此可知，雅妮拉正是南希所幫助的那名學(xué)生。故此題選BAccordingtothetext,NancyfeelsgreattoseeYanira.A.makeprogressB.traveltoNewYorkC.gotocollegeD.singintheholidayshow【答案】A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。第六段南希說(shuō)到自己不同于雅妮拉生命中的其他任何人，與她相識(shí)，看到她的改變、成長(zhǎng)與進(jìn)步是很棒的事。故此題選A.〕Aworldlikenoother-perhapsthisisthebestwaytodescribetheworldoftherainforest.Norainforestisthesame-yetmostrainforestscanbefoundinthesmalllandarea22.5degreesnorthand22.5degreessouthoftheEuator.YoucanfindrainforestsinSouthAmericaandIndonesia.OtherrainforestsexistfurtherfromtheEuator,inThailandandSriLanka.Rainforestshaveagreatroletoplayinsupportingtheworld.Theyarehometoarichvarietyofplants,birdsandanimals.Canyoubelievethat480varietiesoftreesmaybefoundinjustonehectareofrainforestTheseforestshavearound50%ofalltheplants,birdsandanimalsonEarth.Rainforestshavetheirownperfectwayforliving.Thetalltreesmakeahugeumbrellaofbranchesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,dryheatfromthesunandstrongwinds.Rainforesttreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.Scientiststhinkthisisawaytopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.Toliveintheforest,animalsmustclimb,jump,orflyacrossthebranchesandtrees.Thegroundflooroftheforestisnotallleavesandbushes,likeinfilms,butisactuallyfairlyclear.Itiswhereleavesbecomefoodforthetreesandotherforestlife.Rainforestsaroundtheworldaredisappearingatahighspeed.Afewthousandyearsago,rainforestscoveredasmuchas12%ofthelandsurfaceonEarth,buttodaythishasfallentolessthan5.3%.Wehopethattheworldgovernmentsworktogetherwithscientiststousetheirpowerandknowledgetokeeptherainforestsforourexistence.Rainforestsaroundtheworldaredisappearingatahighspeed.Afewthousandyearsago,rainforestscoveredasmuchas12%ofthelandsurfaceonEarth,buttodaythishasfallentolessthan5.3%.Wehopethattheworldgovernmentsworktogetherwithscientiststousetheirpowerandknowledgetokeeptherainforestsforourexistence.Accordingtothetext,wecanfindrainforestsin.A.BritainB.ThailandC.CanadaD.U.S.A.【答案】B【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段可知大局部達(dá)帶雨林分布在北緯22.5度和南緯22.5度之間的陸地上。南美、印度尼西亞以及離赤道較遠(yuǎn)的泰國(guó)、斯里蘭卡有分布。故此題選B.WhyarerainforestsimportanttotheworldTheycanprovidefoodfordifferentkindsofinsects.TheycanlowerthetemperaturearoundtheEuator.Theyarehometovariouskindsofplantsandanimals.Theyproducethebestwoodforhousebuilding.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句可知，熱帶雨林在維持世界生態(tài)平衡方面有巨大作用，它們是眾多動(dòng)植物的家園。故此題選C.WhatcanbeseeninarainforestaccordingtothetextLeavesandbranchesofatreeneveractuallytouchthoseoftheothertrees.Treediseasesmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.Talltreesprotectthemselvesfromforestanimalswiththeirbranches.Thegroundfloorisallcoveredbyleavesandbranches.【答案】A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第三段第三句可知，熱帶雨林中的樹木特殊的生長(zhǎng)方式使得它們的枝葉即使挨得很近，也永不相交。故此題選A.HowmuchofthelandsurfaceonEarthiscoveredbyrainforestsA.Morethan50%.B.Nearly12%.C.Lessthan5.3%.D.Around22.5%.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)最后一段第二句可知，幾千年前，熱帶兩林在地球外表的覆蓋率為12%,但如今這一比例已經(jīng)下降到缺乏5.3%.故此題選C.Growingalmondstakesmuchlessland.Amachinecanhelpgetalmondsoffthetrees.Almondswillfallonthegroundwhenripe.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后四句可知，杏仁的采摘方式不太一樣，它不需要許多人手來(lái)采摘，只需要一臺(tái)機(jī)器搖動(dòng)杏樹，杏仁就會(huì)掉落在地上，然后就可以將其收集起來(lái)，因此農(nóng)民不需要雇用太多的工人。由此可知，這就是農(nóng)民開始種植杏樹的原因，故此題選C.Whycan'tsomefarmersfindenoughworkerstopickfruitTheygrowtoomanypeachtrees.Peoplepreferwell-paidconstructionjobs.FewpeoplewanttoworkinCalifornia.Theydon'twanttohireworkersfromMexico.【答案】B【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段前三句可知，一些農(nóng)場(chǎng)主認(rèn)為他們找不到足夠的農(nóng)場(chǎng)工人有兩個(gè)原因，一個(gè)是當(dāng)?shù)赜性S多高薪的建筑工作，很多人愿意從事這類工作而不愿意采摘水果。故此題選B.WhatwillhappenifthesituationdoesnotimproveThegovernmentwillhireworkerstohelpwiththeharvest.MorepeoplewillmovetoCaliforniafromMexico.OthercountrieswillprovidecheaperlaborforUSfarmers.Morefruitswillbeboughtfromothercountries.【答案】D【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句可知，農(nóng)場(chǎng)主們表示，如果不改變現(xiàn)狀的話，將需要從其他國(guó)家進(jìn)口的水果，因?yàn)槟切﹪?guó)家的勞動(dòng)力比美國(guó)的廉價(jià)。故此題選D.〔二〕Whenyougoonyourjobinterview,besuretodresswell,beontime,doyourresearchandNEVERaskanyofthefollowinguestions:1.HowuicklycouldIbepromotedAnemployerfirstofallwantsanemployeetobehappywiththepositiontheyhave.Ambition〔十二〕WouldYouMarrytheSamePersonAgainIfssaidthathumanbeingshaverestlesshearts,butthismonth'sglobalsurveysuggestsotherwise.Onaverage,68percentoftherespondentsin15countrieswouldagainsay"Ido"totheirhusbandsorwives.IntheUnitedStates,Brazil,andGreatBritain,respondentsover45aremorelikelythanyoungerpeopletofeelsatisfiedwiththeirchoices.ButinCanada,France,India,Malaysia,thePhilippines,andSpain,it'sthe45-and-underswhofeelmorehappilymatched.MisgivingsInthePhilippines,wherecouplesmarryyoungerthanmostnations,only20%ofthoseoverage45saythey'dstaywiththesamehusbandorwife.MismatchedMalaysiaishighestwithmen(48%)whowouldgiveuptheirmarriageifgiventhechance.InItaly,however,42%ofwiveswouldsaygoodbyetotheirhusbands.SoHappyTogetherChina83%Philippines76%Germany73%Netherlands73%Australia72%Spain72%Russia71%U.K.66%Brazil65%Canada63%Italy63%U.S.63%France62%India62%Malaysia59%HowmanypeopleonaveragewouldmarrythesamepersonagainA.42%.B.48%.C.68%.D.20%.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章標(biāo)題下方第一欄第二句可知，平均有68%的調(diào)查對(duì)象愿意再次與自己的配偶結(jié)婚。故此題選C.Inwhichcountryarerespondentsover45morelikelytofeelhappilymatchedthanyoungerpeopleA.TheU.S.B.France.C.India.D.Canada.【答案】A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。文章標(biāo)題下方第一欄第三句提到，在美國(guó)、巴西和英國(guó)，45歲以上的調(diào)查對(duì)象比45歲以下的更滿意自己的選擇。故此題選A.InwhichcountrydopeoplegetmarriedyoungerthaninmostothercountriesA.ThePhilippines.B.Germany.C.Italy.D.China.【答案】A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞getmarried,younger可定位至Misgivings這一欄的第一句，由該句可知菲律賓是眾多國(guó)家中結(jié)婚年齡最低的。故此題選A.WhichcountryhasthelowestpercentageofhappycouplesA.Australia.B.Malaysia.C.Spain.D.TheNetherlands.【答案】B【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞lowestpercentageofhappycouples可定位至SoHappyTogether這一欄，縱觀該欄中各個(gè)國(guó)家幸福夫妻的百分比可知，馬來(lái)西亞符合題干所問(wèn)。故此題選B.isgood,butthereisatimeandplacetodiscusspromotion,andit'snotduringaninterview.WillIbeabletoworkfromhomeThisisbasicallytellingyourfutureboss-beforeyou'veevenstarted-thatyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice.HowmuchvacationtimedoesthispositionofferAlthoughthiscouldbeasked,thisisthetypeofinformationyoushouldgetAFTERyou'vebeenofferedapositionandnotbefore.WillIhavetoworkwithateamAlmostalljobsneedsomekindofteamwork,soanysignthatyouarenotagoodteamplayerwillleaveyouwithunfavorablepointsinanemployer'seyes.DoesthispositioncomewithahandsomepayThepayisusuallydiscussedafterapositionhasbeenoffered.Ifanemployeroffersthissubject,feelfreetodiscussit.Otherwise,trynottolooklikeyouareinterestedonlyinthingsforyourowngood.AnemployerwillmorereadilyhiresomeoneinterestedinbetteringthemselvesANDthecompanyasawhole.Anemployerusuallyexpectsanemployeetobe.hungryforpromotionsatisfiedwiththevacationpleasedwiththepositioncuriousabouttheworkplace【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段第一句話可知，雇主首先是希望員工對(duì)自己的職位滿意。故C正確。Askingtoworkfromhomemaymakeyourfuturebossthinkthat.youwanttostayawayfromyourbossyouworkbetterathomeyou'reunwillingtomeetothersyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice【答案】D【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第五段可知，如果你問(wèn)將來(lái)的老板你能否在家工作的話，會(huì)讓老板覺(jué)得你太懶了，不愿意來(lái)辦公室上班。故D正確。WhencanyouofferthesubjectofpayBeforeyouaskaboutteamwork.Afteryougetthejob.C.Attheendofyourinterview.D.Atthebeginningofyourinterview.【答案】B【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由最后一段第一句話可知，薪水問(wèn)題通常應(yīng)在確定自己得到這份工作后再討論。故B正確。WhatmightbethebesttitleofthistextuestionsNottoAskinaJobInterviewHowtoDressforaJobInterviewCleverAnswerstoInterviewuestionsProperTimeforaJobInterview【答案】A【解析】主旨大意題。文章的第一段為主題句，點(diǎn)明了全文的主旨：求職面試中絕對(duì)不要問(wèn)的問(wèn)題。故A正確。㈢MariaMitchell(1818-1889),thefirstwomanastronomerintheUnitedStates,wasborninNantucket,Massachusetts.Herparentsvaluededucationandinsistedongivingherthesameualityofeducationthatboysreceived.Herfather,WilliamMitchell,wasanastronomerandteacherhimself.Whenhebuilthisownschool,Mariabecameastudentandalsoateachingassistanttohim.Athome,Maria'sfathertaughthertowatchthestarsandothernaturalobjectsinspaceusinghispersonaltelescope.LatershewenttoworkatthelibraryoftheNantucketAtheneum.Overthenexttwentyyears,shefurtherdevelopedherinterestinreadingasmanybooksasshecould.Shespenthernightswatchingtheskycloselywithherfather.OnOctober1,1847,Mariadiscoveredacometbymerelyusingatwo-inchtelescope.Someyearsbefore,KingFrederickVIofDenmarkhadsetupprizestoeachdiscovererofatelescopiccomet.Theprizewastobegiventothefirstdiscovererofeachsuchcometbecausecometswereoftendiscoveredbymorethanoneperson.Therewasonceauestionofwhoshouldbethewinner.Asthestorygoes,FrancescodeVicohaddiscoveredthesamecomettwodayslater,buthadreportedittotheEuropeanofficialorganizationfirst.However,aftersomediscussionthiswassettledinMitchell'sfavor.Shewontheprizein1848andbecameabignametheworldover.ThecometwasnamedMissMitchell'sComet.WhatcanbelearntaboutMaria'sparentsaccordingtothetextTheycamefromlow-incomefamilies.TheygaveMariaeualchanceforeducation.Theywerebothastronomers.Theywerebothteachers.【答案】B【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段第二句可知，瑪麗亞的父母非常重視教育問(wèn)題，并且堅(jiān)持為她提供與男孩同等質(zhì)量的教育。故B正確。WhoplayedthemostimportantroleinMaria'sgreatachievementA.KingFrederickVI.B.FrancescodeVico.C.Herfather.D.Hermother.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。由第二段可知，瑪麗亞的父親既是一名天文學(xué)家，也是一名教師?，旣悂喖仁歉赣H的學(xué)生也是父親的助教，并且在家的時(shí)候父親用自己的望遠(yuǎn)鏡教她觀察天體以及其他自然物體。由此推斷出，瑪麗亞取得巨大的成就，其父親起了非常重要的作用。故C正確。WhatproblemdidMariameetwithinwinningtheprizeShenamedthecometonherown.Shedidnotusethereuiredtelescope.Shedidnotreportherdiscoveryintime.Shediscoveredthecometwithherfather.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。由最后一段第二句可知，弗蘭西斯科?德維科在兩天后發(fā)現(xiàn)了同樣的一顆彗星，但是他第一個(gè)將這顆彗星報(bào)告給了歐洲的官方機(jī)構(gòu)。由此推斷出，瑪麗亞沒(méi)能及時(shí)報(bào)告她的發(fā)現(xiàn)。故C正確。WhendidFrancescodeVicodiscoverthecometA.In1818.B.In1889.C.In1848.D.In1847.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。由第四段第一句可知，瑪麗亞在1847年10月1日發(fā)現(xiàn)了這顆彗星。由第五段第二句可知，弗蘭西斯科?德?維科在兩天后也發(fā)現(xiàn)了這顆彗星。由此推斷出，弗蘭西斯科?德?維科也是在1847年發(fā)現(xiàn)這顆彗星的。故D正確。Manyschoolshavetheirartprogramsremovedinanefforttoimprovetestscoresandsavemoney.However,someresearchersbelievethatthisisnotcorrect.Studentscanmastersomebasicskillsinartclassthattheycannotfindinanormalclassroom.Allowmetosharewhyyouhavetotakeartclass.Firstandmostimportant,itstimulatescreativity.Artschoolsencourageyoutothinkoutsidetheboxandbecreativeenoughtocreatesomethingartistic.Itcanbeusednotonlyinartbutinlife,too.Besides,ithelpsyoumaketherightchoice.Inartclass,youareusuallyfreetodowhatyouwant.Ineveryartclass,youarereuiredtomakedecisionsthatcandeterminewhatyourpaintingwillturnouttobe.Inaddition,studentscanlearntheartofcriticalthinkingasaskillofobservation.Forexample,artstudentsfindwaystoimagine.Thatisaskilltheyneedtobecomebetterreadersandproblemsettlers.Whatismore,itisnotedthatthecompany'sbossesareactivelylookingforemployeeswhocanthinkcreatively.Creativethinkingisoneofthemostimportantskillsthatstudentscanlearninartcourses.Finally,studentswhoaretrainedinartclasshaveinterestingmentalhabits.Theylearnhowtoworkonataskforalongtimeandhowtocontinuetoworkeveniftheyarediscouraged.Theyarebetterforcreatingalinkbetweentheclassroomandtheoutsideworld.Inaddition,childrenwhodoartworkareabletolookbackontheirworkandmakejudgmentsaboutthemselves.WhyareartprogramsremovedfrommanyschoolsTomakestudentshavetheirownhobbies.Toimprovestudents'testscoresandsavemoney.Tohelpstudentsmastersomejobskills.Togivestudentsmorefreetime.【答案】B【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段第一句可知，為了提高學(xué)生的考試并節(jié)省開支，許多取消了他們的藝術(shù)課。故B正確。WhatisthemostimportantualitystudentsdevelopinartclassA.Determination.B.Carefulness.C.Creativity.D.Honesty.【答案】C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段第一句可知，首先且最重要的一點(diǎn)是藝術(shù)課可以激發(fā)創(chuàng)造力。故C正確。WhatcanwelearnfromthetextArtstudentsareeasilyemployed.Artprogramsmaybringalotofmoney.Artclasscanhelpstudentsinmanyways.Artteachersshouldpaymoreattentiontotests.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。通讀全文后，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)本文是圍繞藝術(shù)課對(duì)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)有什么樣的好處展開的。由此推斷出，藝術(shù)課可以在很多方面幫助學(xué)生。故C正確。㈤Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsokno